A new study shows that even under normal conditions repetitive spiking in some cortical interneurons can trigger spontaneous spiking that originates from distal axons and lasts for tens of seconds.
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Connors, B., Ahmed, O. Integration and autonomy in axons. Nat Neurosci 14, 128–130 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0211-128
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